The dynasty was established by Rurik, a Varangian ruler of Novgorod, and became extinct with the death of the imbecile[?] tsar Feodor I. After Feodor's death, an unstable period known as the Time of Troubles[?] ensued, and lasted until 1613. That year, Mikhail I took the throne, founding the Romanov dynasty[?] that would last for three centuries.
|
List of rulers of the Rurik Dynasty
Search Encyclopedia
|